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LEGO Mindstorms NXT

LEGO Mindstorms NXT

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Brand: LEGO
Category: Toy

List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $224.99
You Save: $25.00 (10%)



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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 87 reviews
Sales Rank: 202

Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 10 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 15 x 15.1

MPN: 8527
Model: 4494799
UPC: 673419090131
EAN: 0673419090131
ASIN: B000E4FDAE

Release Date: June 12, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 87



5 out of 5 stars Simple... the best thing I have bought for this amount of money   September 13, 2008
Carlos Huertas (Tijuana, Mexico)
This Is incredible, you can build any robot you can image and program it yourself, I am Linux user, and advanced programmer, so don't use the bundled software, instead I install a custom firmware to code it with the NBC compiler and works like charm. I cant imagine a better thing to buy for this money


4 out of 5 stars A TOY FOR EDUCATION   September 10, 2008
Marios Arapostathis (ATHENS GREECE)
A VERY INTERESTING TOY WHICH HELPS THE STUDENT OR THE TEACHER TO LEARN AND ENJOY PROGRAMMING.


4 out of 5 stars Obey your robot masters!   September 1, 2008
Brian E. Gallew (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
The LEGO Mindstorm NXT is the final piece needed to take your LEGO models to the next level. The Technics building pieces have previously enabled us to build truly interesting structures with both non-rectangular shapes and motion in three planes. Adding the ability for self-propulsion as well as interesting behaviors, all under the control of an extremely high quality programming environment.

The tutorials are a fine introduction to the capabilities of the NXT. Not only do they demonstrate the use of all the common building blocks, they also provide detailed plans for four very different robots. These models should spark the imaginations of a budding engineer, young or old. My children and I have spent many hours both building models together and we've had boatloads of fun.

There is, however, one flaw with this product: you *must* have something of an engineering mindset both to build models and to program them. If you cannot follow instructions you won't be able to build the models or do the programs. Designing new models will be completely beyond you if you struggle with building the provided robots.



5 out of 5 stars Excellent!   August 23, 2008
M. Kadish (Ohio, USA)
Suitable for kids below the stated ages, if they're bright and inquisitive, but they'll need adult assistance.


5 out of 5 stars Best Educational - Toy.   August 9, 2008
KPack (Logan, UT USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I purchased the Lego Mindstorms NXT for my twelve year old's birthday. Within fifteen minutes he had the first robot assembled, programmed and working. The programming interface is excellent. Thank you National Instruments for providing a Lego version of Labview to program the Robot. My son has already learned some basic computer programming structures and design patterns without even knowing. Loops, branching and object oriented programming. He even made a quick change to a program to get it working better than the kits suggested program. We have built all the robots that the kit teaches and a few other robots from a book we purchased. I highly recommend this toy/robot to anyone interested in learning about robots and computer programming. (I am a computer scientist and have wanted to teach my son about programming, but have not found the right platform until now. Thanks Lego)

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